I ride old road Giro's. Three years old, specifically. I bought a pair of Pearl Izumi Elite Road IV shoes (with the single BOA on the tongue) last summer, and they just didn't work out. They were the "same size" as my Giros, but they really weren't. They were too narrow, and clearly a size smaller than the Giros. So, I rode my old Giros at Worlds and they were just fine. Other women were on their old road shoes, too, so hey...
The Pearl Izumi's are going on eBay shortly.
I would like to try the Empires, but I've been warned "they're narrow". I have wide feet! Just the same, I will be on the hunt for shoes later on this winter.
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